Framing Foreign Policy in India, Brazil and South Africa [electronic resource] : On the Like-Mindedness of the IBSA States /
Husar, Jörg.author.
This book analyses the India, Brazil, South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA), focusing on the communalities and differences in the way foreign policy is conceptualized in its member states. Utilizing 83 interviews with foreign policy makers and experts, as well as the analysis of 119 foreign-policy speeches, the author traces key shifts in official foreign policy discourse. In order to evaluate the degree of support for key IBSA Dialogue Forum concepts within national discourse, the author also examines the interplay between official and broader societal discourses on foreign policy. This analysis combines political science factors (foreign policy role conceptions) with linguistic factors, thus enabling a qualitative and quantitative comparison of different framings of foreign policy. Extensive empirical material collected during six months of field research in India, Brazil and South Africa allows the author to present a differentiated account of their alleged like-mindedness..
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Introduction -- IBSA: Three Like-Minded States?- A Comparative Approach to Foreign Policy Discourse Analysis -- Schools of Thought in Foreign Policy Discourse: the Potential for Convergence and Divergence Amongst IBSA States -- Official Framings of Foreign Policy: South-South Leadership as Starting Point of the IBSA Initiative -- Contested Roles: Investigating Societal Framings of Foreign Policy in India, Brazil and South Africa -- Conclusions: On the Like-Mindedness of the IBSA States -- Outlook: IBSA and the Shadow of BRICS -- Annex.
This book analyses the India, Brazil, South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA), focusing on the communalities and differences in the way foreign policy is conceptualized in its member states. Utilizing 83 interviews with foreign policy makers and experts, as well as the analysis of 119 foreign-policy speeches, the author traces key shifts in official foreign policy discourse. In order to evaluate the degree of support for key IBSA Dialogue Forum concepts within national discourse, the author also examines the interplay between official and broader societal discourses on foreign policy. This analysis combines political science factors (foreign policy role conceptions) with linguistic factors, thus enabling a qualitative and quantitative comparison of different framings of foreign policy. Extensive empirical material collected during six months of field research in India, Brazil and South Africa allows the author to present a differentiated account of their alleged like-mindedness..
International relations.
Political communication.
Comparative politics.
International Relations.
Political Communication.
Comparative Politics.
Knowledge - Discourse.